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Federal Priorities:
- End Criminalization: Support the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act
- Reparative Justice: Support the Marijuana Justice Act
- Join the Caucus: Tell your Congressional Representative to join the recently formed federal Cannabis Caucus
- Veterans Medical Access: Support The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act
- Veterans Medical Research: Mandate the VA Conduct Clinical Trials for Medical Cannabis
See Pending Marijuana Legislation in Your State
2019 State Legislation: On the Governor's Desk
- Georgia: Industrial Hemp Production
- Indiana: Industrial Hemp Production
- Maryland: Industrial Hemp Production
- Montana: Industrial Hemp Production
- Oklahoma: Industrial Hemp Production
2019 State Legislation: Legalization
- Connecticut: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Illinois: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Kentucky: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Louisiana: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Minnesota: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Missouri: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- New Hampshire: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- New Jersey Legalization Effort: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act
- New York: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Pennsylvania: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Rhode Island: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Vermont: Regulate Adult Use Marijuana Sales
- Washington, DC: Regulate Adult Use Marijuana Sales
2019 State Legislation: Decriminalization
- Alabama: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- Arizona: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- Arkansas: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- Florida: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- Hawaii: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- Kentucky: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- Missouri: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- Missouri: Marijuana Depenalization Effort
- North Carolina: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- South Carolina: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
- Texas: Marijuana Decriminalization Effort
2019 State Legislation: Medical
- Alabama: Medical Marijuana Effort
- Kentucky: Medical Marijuana Effort
- Nebraska: Medical Marijuana Effort
- North Carolina: Medical Marijuana Effort
- South Carolina: Medical Marijuana Effort
- Tennessee: Medical Marijuana Effort
- Texas: Legislation to Allow Medical Cannabis Access
2019 State Legislation: Expungements
- Alaska: Legislation to Seal Past Cannabis Convictions
- Arizona: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
- Delaware: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
- Illinois: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
- Maine: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
- Michigan: Legislation to Vacate Records For Past Cannabis Convictions
- Mississippi: Legislation to Expunge First Time Cannabis Convictions
- Missouri: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
- New Hampshire: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
- New Jersey: Legislation to Allow Expungement of Cannabis Convictions
- Oregon: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
- Tennessee: Legislation to Seal Past Cannabis Convictions
- Washington: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
2019 State Legislation: Other Priorities
- Maryland: Permit Physicians to Recommend Cannabis in Place of Opioids
- Maryland: Protect Patients from Employment Discrimination
- Massachusetts: Legislation to Protect Cannabis Consumers from Employment Discrimination
- Massachusetts: Protect Medical Patients from Employment Discrimination
- New Hampshire: Allow Physicians to Recommend Cannabis in Place of Opioids
- New Jersey: Legislation to Protect Cannabis Consumers from Employment Discrimination
- New Jersey: Medical Marijuana Reciprocity Effort
- New York: Legislation to Allow Inhalation of Medical Cannabis
- New York: Legislation to Allow Medical Cannabis at School
- New York: Protect Medical Marijuana Patients from Eviction
- Oklahoma: Protect Patients from Employment Discrimination
- Oregon: Legislation to Protect Cannabis Consumers from Employment Discrimination
- Washington: Legislation to Permit Home Cultivation for Adults
2019 Local Legislation
- Nassau County, New York: County Legislators Consider "Opting-Out" of Legal Marijuana Sales
- Suffolk County, New York: County Legislators Consider "Opting-Out" of Legal Marijuana Sales
- Livingston County, New York: County Legislators Consider "Opting-Out" of Legal Marijuana Sales
- Allegany County, New York: County Legislators Consider "Opting-Out" of Legal Marijuana Sales
- Camden, NJ: City Legislators May Consider "Opting-Out" of Legal Marijuana Sales
2019 State Legislation NORML Opposes
- Florida: Oppose Arbitrary Potency Cap on Medical Cannabis
- Illinois: Oppose Resolution to Stall Legalization
Cannabis as the "Exit Drug" From Opioid Abuse:
- Federal Lawmakers: Tell your federal lawmakers to acknowledge the role marijuana can play in reducing the opioid crisis
- State Lawmakers: Urge Your State Lawmakers to Acknowledge The Role of Cannabis in Combating the Prescription Drug Overdose Epidemic
- Colorado Task Force: Colorado Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee
- Nevada Task Force: Nevada's Opioid Task Force Considers Options
Federal Efforts:
- Regulate Nationally: End The Federal Government's Enforcement of Marijuana Prohibition
- Protect Employment: Employment Protections For Federal Workers Who Consume Marijuana
- Veterans: Legislation Pending To Expand Veterans’ Access to Medical Marijuana
- Protect The Progress: Legislation To Protect State-Lawful Marijuana Programs
- Medical: Legislation to Protect Medical Marijuana Patients (CARERS Act)
- Banking: The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act)
Other
- Protect NFL Players: Allow Eligible Players to Access Medical Cannabis
2019 State Enacted Legislation
- Arizona: Industrial Hemp Production
- Arkansas: Legislation to Remove CBD from Controlled Substances List
- Colorado: Legislation to Add Autism as a Qualifying Medical Condition
- Florida: Legislation to Restore Patients' Right to Inhale Medical Cannabis
- Georgia: Legislation to Expand Medical CBD Program
- Guam: Marijuana Legalization Effort
- Kansas: Industrial Hemp Production
- Kentucky: Industrial Hemp Production
- Maine: Legislation to Allow Production of Hemp-derived CBD Products
- New Mexico: Industrial Hemp Production
- New Mexico: Legislation to Allow Medical Cannabis at School
- New Mexico: Legislation to Expand Medical Cannabis Access
- New Mexico: Legislation to Reduce Marijuana Possession Penalties
- North Dakota: Industrial Hemp Production
- Oklahoma: Legislation to Strengthen Patient Protections
- South Carolina: Industrial Hemp Production
- Tennessee: Industrial Hemp Production
- U.S. Virgin Islands: Medical Marijuana Effort
- Utah: Industrial Hemp Production
- Utah: Legislation to Expunge Past Cannabis Convictions
- Utah: Legislation to Strengthen Medical Cannabis Patient Protections
- Virginia: Legislation to Allow Medical Marijuana on School Property
- Virginia: Legislation to Expand Access to Medical Cannabis
- Virginia: Legislation to Improve Medical Cannabis Program
- West Virginia: Expand Banking Options to Marijuana Businesses
- West Virginia: Industrial Hemp Production
- Wyoming: Industrial Hemp Production
2019 State Vetoed Legislation
2019 State Tabled / Defeated Legislation
Read the Full List of 2018 Approved and Enacted Legislation
